2013 State Scholastics

The Wood River Chess Club sent 23 students to compete in the Idaho State Scholastics Championship sponsored by the Idaho Chess Association.  We had ten players from the high school - all beginners except for my son, Desmond.  Four students were from Wood River Middle School, 3 were from Hailey Elementary, 2 from Woodside Elementary, and 3 from Bellevue Elementary schools.  This was one of the largest groups from the Wood River Valley to attend this annual event that is traditionally held in Boise and dominated by Boise area charter schools.  There are tremendous stories from the event and more detailed summary with photos will be presented tomorrow.

Championship Section
##	Player	School	Grade	USCF	1	2	3	4	5	Score	Prize
1	Nathan Jiang	Eagle	9	1773	W36	W32	W16	W5	W4	5	1st Overall
2	Tyler Lopez	Borah	12	Unr.	W4	W8	W11	W15	L1	4	2nd Overall
3	Savanna Naccarato	Sandpoint	10	1126	W30	W20	W15	L1	W10	4	3rd Overall
4	Carmen Pemsler	Riverglen	9	1465	L2	W35	W20	W25	W7	4	1st Grade 9
5	Kory Puderbaugh	Meridian Tech	10	1331	W33	W14	L10	W16	W12	4	1st Grade 10
6	Megan Jones	Wood River	12	Unr.	W17	L10	W23	W11	W13	4	1st Grade 12
7	Michaela Abernathy		9	1338	W31	W22	W12	W10	L4	4	2nd Grade 9
8	Jacob Nathan		3	963	W35	L2	W14	W29	D9	3½	1st Barber K-8
9	Blake Magnuson	North Star	6	Unr.	W38	L11	W34	W26	D8	3½	2nd Barber K-8
10	Desmond Porth	Wood River	10	924	W23	W6	W5	L7	L3	3	2nd Grade 10
11	Elijah Hill	North Star	10	1134	W27	W9	L2	L6	W33	3
12	Nick Care	Boise	12	878	W28	W16	L7	W22	L5	3	2nd Grade 12
13	Blue Greear	Borah	12	1020	W24	W32	L1	W27	L6	3
14	John Lee	Boise	12	Unr.	W18	L5	L8	W23	W26	3
15	Cody Gorman	Renaissance	11	1712	W25	W36	L3	L2	W24	3	1st Grade 11
16	Shane DaValle	Renaissance	12	Unr.	W21	L12	W28	L5	W29	3
17	Austin Carter	Borah	12	640	L6	L24	W40	W34	W22	3
18	Aaron Anthony	Covenant Academy	10	658	L14	L34	W35	W28	W30	3
19	Houston Bentley	Borah	12	658	L22	L23	W31	W36	W27	3
20	Nicholas Wong	Meridian Tech	9	Unr.	W39	L3	L4	D21	W38	2½
21	Tristan Arnold	Boise	11	382	L16	-B-	L22	D20	W25	2½	2nd Grade 11
22	Wesley Brimstein	Wood River	9	Unr.	W19	L7	W21	L12	L17	2
23	Andre Murphy	Wood River	9	Unr.	L10	W19	L6	L14	W37	2
24	Kyle Larsen	Riverstone	10	Unr.	L13	W17	L29	W32	L15	2
25	Joel Barrett	Covenant Academy	11	269	L15	W30	W32	L4	L21	2
26	Timothy Sturmak	Meridian Tech	12	598	W34	L1	W36	L9	L14	2
27	Wyatt Caccia	Wood River	11	Unr.	L11	W40	W37	L13	L19	2
28	Samuel Beets	Renaissance	9	Unr.	L12	W38	L16	L18	W35	2
29	Joy Wang	Rocky Mountain	9	Unr.	L36	W39	W24	L8	L16	2
30	Keegan Crowson	Wood River	9	Unr.	L3	L25	W39	W38	L18	2
31	Colby Castle	Wood River	9	Unr.	L7	L37	L19	W40	W34	2
32	Jack Penick	Meridian Tech	10	Unr.	W40	L13	L25	L24	W36	2
33	Iain Campbell	Borah	11	Unr.	L5	-H-	-H-	W37	L11	2
34	Tyler Avila	Wood River	11	Unr.	L26	W18	L9	L17	L31	1
35	Anna Murphy	Wood River	11	Unr.	L8	L4	L18	W39	L28	1
36	Gwen DeLaney	Riverstone	9	Unr.	W29	L15	L26	L19	L32	1
37	Carter Gilton	Riverstone	9	322	L1	W31	L27	L33	L23	1
38	Matthew Reidy	Wood River	11	562	L9	L28	-B-	L30	L20	1
39	Anna Kappelman	Riverstone	9	668	L20	L29	L30	L35	-B-	1
40	Henry Han	Fresco	11	811	L32	L27	L17	L31	---	0

Championship Section

Individuals:
Overall
1st PlaceNathan Jiang (Eagle, 9th Grade)
2nd PlaceTyler Lopez (Borah, 12th Grade)
3rd PlaceSavanna Naccarato (Sandpoint, 10th Grade)
Grade 12
1st PlaceMegan Jones (Wood River) 2nd PlaceNick Care (Boise)
Grade 11
1st PlaceCody Gorman (Renaissance)
2nd PlaceTristan Arnold (Boise)
Grade 10
1st PlaceKory Puderbaugh (Meridian Technical)
2nd PlaceDesmond Porth (Wood River)
Grade 9
1st PlaceCarmen Pemsler (Riverglen)
2nd PlaceMichael Abernathy
Barber K-8 Champion
1st PlaceJacob Nathan (3rd Grade)
2nd PlaceBlake Magnuson (Northstar, 6th Grade)
Teams:
1st PlaceBorah HS, Boise, Idaho (10 points; 43 Solk)
2nd PlaceWood River HS, Hailey, Idaho (9 points; 47 Solk)

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Grade 8 Section

Individuals:
1st PlaceRobert Jiang (Lowell Scott)
2nd PlaceSebastian Chao (Lewis and CLark)
3rd PlaceBrayden Riley (Fresco)
4th PlaceNathan Stouffer (Wood River) 5th PlaceKieran Arnold (Hillside)
Teams:
1st PlaceLewis and Clark MS, Boise, Idaho (5 points; 22 Solk)

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Grade 7 Section

Individuals:
1st PlaceJo Wang (Heritage)
2nd PlaceLucas Knoll (Sage)
3rd PlaceAlethea Chaney (Ambrose)
4th PlaceDylan Porth (Wood River) 5th PlaceAri Berg (Sage)
Teams:
1st PlaceSage International, Boise, Idaho (8 points; 38 Solk)
2nd PlaceLewis and Clark MS, Boise, Idaho (7 points; 34 Solk)

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Grade 6 Section

Individuals:
1st PlaceIsaac Blake (Cynthia Mann)*
2nd PlaceJohn Chen (Lowell Scott)*
3rd PlaceAnthony Luo (Lowell Scott)
4th PlaceJordan Nielsen (La Mia Terra)
5th PlaceNoah Jarvis (Northstar)
6th PlaceElias Willerup (Washington)
7th PlaceGarrett Stouffer (Wood River) 8th PlaceBrooklyn Mayer (Sage International)
9th PlaceOlivia DeAngelis (Riverstone International)
10th PlaceMichael Kappelman (Lake Hazel)
* Tie-breaks gave the bigger 1st place trophy to Isaac Blake, but Isaac Blake and John Chen are considered to be co-champions of the 6th grade.
Teams:
1st PlaceLowell Scott, Boise, Idaho (8½ points; 30½ Solk)
2nd PlaceSage International, Boise, Idaho (7 points; 31½ Solk)

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Grade 5 Section

Individuals:
1st PlaceKevin Yang (Valley View)
2nd PlaceAdam Pettyjohn (Cynthia Mann)
3rd PlaceLance Thrall (Pioneer)
4th PlaceSabrina Ripley (Pioneer)
5th PlaceTaylor Nicholas (Sage International)
6th PlaceLeah Abernathy
7th PlaceAndras Britschgi (Sage International)
8th PlaceBraxton Quintero (Payette)
9th PlaceZane Barckholtz (Hailey) 10th PlaceCarson Barningham (Cecil Andrus)
11th PlaceNatalie Adams
12th PlaceAmelia Mussler-Wright (Washington)
13th PlaceLaurel Wheaton (Washington)
14th PlaceAustin Hunt (Washington)
15th PlaceSeth Moore (Washington)
Teams:
1st PlacePioneer Elementary, Boise, Idaho (8½ points; 36½ Solk)
2nd PlaceWashington Elementary, Boise, Idaho (6½ points; 40½ Solk)

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Grade 4 Section

Individuals:
1st PlaceDaniel Duan (Riverside)
2nd PlaceRyan Ripley (Pioneer)
3rd PlaceJonah Banta (Washington)
4th PlaceElijah Thibodeau (Cynthia Mann)
5th PlaceRosie Hill (Northstar)
6th PlaceHenry Neal (Galileo)
7th PlaceDavid Hoehler (Riverstone International)
8th PlaceKeegan Jones (Sage International)
9th PlaceMatt O'Meara (Riverside)
10th PlaceAidan Gray (Galileo)
11th PlaceVishvesha Sridhar (Collister)
12th PlaceCarl Tomchak (Collister)
13th PlaceNathaniel Adams
14th PlaceAustin Li (Cecil Andrus)
15th PlaceJacoby Smith (Riverside)
Teams:
1st PlaceRiverside Elementary, Boise, Idaho (11½ points; 41 Solk)
2nd PlaceGalileo Magnet, Meridian, Idaho (10 points; 39 Solk)

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Grade 3 Section

Individuals:
1st PlaceRayan Mahin (Challenger)
2nd PlaceNathan Bommerbach (Payette)
3rd PlaceLogan McDougal (White Pine)
4th PlaceJames Liu (Collister)
5th PlaceFrederick Zhang (White Pine)
6th PlaceVincent Giordano (Cecil Andrus)
7th PlaceColin Dempsey (Sage International)
8th PlaceIsaac Fishman (Collister)
9th PlaceRyan Thrall (Pioneer)
10th PlaceBennet Pierce-Loayza (Sage International)
11th PlaceDarci DeAngelis (Riverstone International)
12th PlaceNathan Edvalson (Cecil Andrus)
13th PlaceMax Keller (Sage International)
14th PlaceMiles Nielsen (La Mia Terra)
15th PlaceRyan Grubb (Galileo)
Teams:
1st PlaceSage International, Boise, Idaho (12½ points; 61 Solk)
2nd PlaceCecil Andrus, Boise, Idaho (11½ points; 58½ Solk)

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Grade 2 Section

Individuals:
1st PlaceDaniel Fernandez (Collister)
2nd PlaceVerah Arnold
3rd PlaceRyan Marquardt (Galileo Magnet)
4th PlaceTyler Erben (Challenger)
5th PlaceJustin Siek (Collister)
6th PlaceOwen Stouffer (Bellevue) 7th PlaceBen Siegenthaler (Sage International)
8th PlaceJieming Mei (Riverside)
9th PlaceWency Suo (Riverside)
10th PlaceAlexander Wong (Sage International)
11th PlacePaul Sawyer (Longfellow)
12th PlaceMoten Samuel (Northstar)
13th PlaceJaydin Morin-Bishop (Payette)
14th PlaceAkshay Shyam (Cecil Andrus)
15th PlaceErik Tomten (Washington)
Teams:
1st PlaceCollister Elementary, Boise, Idaho (10½ points; 41½ Solk)
2nd PlaceSage International, Boise, Idaho (8 points; 39 Solk)

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Grade 1 Section

Individuals:
1st PlaceLucas Coltrin (Summerwind)**
2nd PlaceAlex Kitsinger (Collister)**
3rd PlaceMercedes Fernandez (St. Marys)
4th PlaceRyan Hughes (Challenger)
5th PlaceNathan Smith (Payette)
6th PlaceJacob Edvalson (Cecil Andrus)
7th PlaceAugust Mussler-Wright (Washington)
8th PlaceEmma Palmer (Washington)
9th PlaceEthan Li (Cecil Andrus)
10th PlaceDallan Riley (River Valley)
** Tie-breaks awarded first place (and the top trophy) to Lucas Coltrin and second place to Alex Kitsinger, but they are considered to be co-champions of the first grade.
Teams:
1st PlaceCecil Andrus, Boise, Idaho (9½ points; 32 Solk)
2nd PlacePayette Primary, Payette, Idaho (7½ points; 32½ Solk)

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Kindergarten Section

Individuals:
1st PlaceJames Wei (Pioneer)
2nd PlaceDaniel Zhang (Cecil Andrus)
3rd PlaceSamuel Li (Riverside)
4th PlaceOliver Nathan
5th PlaceDylan Waugh (Galileo Magnet)